Question

根据短文内容， 选择适当的单词或短语填空， 使短文意思完整， 每个选项使用一次。

A. show me the building,    B. was rising ,   C. make a living,   D. could hardly sleep

E. took my taxi  F. pay you   G. drive through downtown,      H. don’t have any family left,  

  Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One time in the middle of the night, an old lady in her 80s 1.  . She gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you 2.?”

“It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quietly .

“Oh, I don’t mind,” she said. “I’m in no hurry. I’m on my way to a hospice(临终医院). I 3.. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”

I quickly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器). For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She 4.where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, the place where she danced as a girl. As sun 5., we got to the hospice.

“How much should I 6.?” she asked, reaching into her purse.

“Nothing. ” I said.

“You have to7.. ” she answered.

“Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.

“You gave an old woman some moment of happiness”. She said: “Thank you.”

I drove into the fine morning light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of closing of a life. I drove aimlessly, lost in thought.  For the rest of the day , I 8.. What if that woman had got an unfriendly drive, or one who was impatient to his shift? What if I had refused to take the run?

Answer

1.E

2.G

3.H

4.A

5.B

6.F

7.C

8.D

【解析】这是一篇情感类短文阅读。讲述了作者20年前免费带一位临终的老人参观她曾经生活过的城市，让老人又重温了美好的回忆，给一位临终的老人带来了巨大的欢乐的故事。

1.E

句意：有一次在午夜，一位80多岁的老太太乘坐我的出租车。根据后面的内容可知，老太太乘坐我的出租车，故答案为E。

2.G

句意：你能开车穿过市区吗？Could you …？请你做……好吗？后跟动词原形，答案在A,C,G中产生，从下文内容“It’s not the shortest way,”可知，老太太建议走的路线很可能是市区，下文也有提示“For the next two hours, we drove through the city.”故答案为G。

3.H

句意：我没有任何家人了。结合山下文可知，老太太有病，身边却没有亲人陪伴，可判断她没有任何家人，答案为H。

4.A

句意：她带我看看她曾经工作过的大楼。文中where she had once worked为定语从句，先行词为表示地点的词，结合句意可知，答案为A。

5.B

句意：当太阳升起的时候，我们到达了（晚期病人的）安养院。结合句意，此处指太阳升起，答案为B。

6.F

句意：我该付你多少钱? 根据后面的句子“reaching into her purse.”判断，老太太在下车后询问打车费是多少,想给打车的钱，故答案为F。

7.C

句意：你必须要谋生。从短文内容可知，作者是出租车司机，以此谋生，故答案啊为C。

8.D

句意：我难以入眠。根据后面的句子“What if that woman had got an unfriendly drive, or one who was impatient to his shift? What if I had refused to take the run?” 如果那个老太太遇到一个不友好的司机，或者不耐烦地结束这样转来转去怎么办？如果我拒绝接下这个活怎么办？根据上文内容可知作者载着老人穿行在城市中，让老人又重温了美好的回忆，给老人带来了快乐，但同时也在思索如果不是遇到好心的自己结果又会是什么样子，因此难以入眠，故答案为D。